Dustin Nolan has worked as an anchor for Iowa’s KWQC TV6 (an NBC affiliate) since 2022. Just last year, he and his wife took home a Mid-America Emmy for Best Morning/Daytime newscast in the medium/small market category.

All that to say, Nolan’s career seemed to be on an upward trajectory…which made his “bittersweet” announcement all the more heartbreaking. 

The reporter was immediately visibly emotional as he told viewers that it would be his last day on air since he was “stepping away from the news industry.”

Nolan began by affirming how seriously he took the job, and how much it meant to him that people “trusted” him to bring the morning news. He said that while he never strove for perfection in his journalism, he did strive for authenticity. 

WATCH: Emmy-winning reporter and KWQC TV6 morning anchor Dustin Nolan was visibly emotional as he announced on-air Friday that he’s quitting both the station and the news industry. He said the newsroom owed viewers “more than trends or sanitized news”#quadcities #IApol pic.twitter.com/TVOpls7MPs— Jackie Singh (@HackingButLegal) June 21, 2026

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